0The Year in PicturesFrom Michael Phelps’ victory lap to Sarah Palin’s star turn to Mumbai’s night of terror, the definitive photo finish for 2008.Updated Jul. 14, 2017 7:49PM EDT / Published Dec. 30, 2008 11:57AM EST Andrew McConnell/WpN Andrew McConnell/WpN Nir Elias/Reuters Callie Shell/Aurora Photos Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo Themba Hadebe/AP Photo Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Wang Jiaowen, ColorChinaPhoto/AP Photo Shiho Fukada/The New York Times/Redux Charles Dharapak/AP Photo Joe Raedle/Getty Images Jacques Brinon, Pool/Reuters Stephanie Sinclair/VII Network Gleb Garanich/Reuters Jamie Squire/Getty Images David J. Phillip/AP Photo Joe Raedle/Getty Images Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Shannon Stapleton/Reuters Jason Reed/Reuters Kevin Mazur/WireImage Susan Walsh/AP Photo Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Win McNamee/Getty Images Lorenzo Tugnoli, AFP/Getty Images AP Photo Hatem Omar/AP Photo Uriel Sinai/Getty Images
Andrew McConnell/WpN Nir Elias/Reuters Callie Shell/Aurora Photos Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo Themba Hadebe/AP Photo Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Wang Jiaowen, ColorChinaPhoto/AP Photo Shiho Fukada/The New York Times/Redux Charles Dharapak/AP Photo Joe Raedle/Getty Images Jacques Brinon, Pool/Reuters Stephanie Sinclair/VII Network Gleb Garanich/Reuters Jamie Squire/Getty Images David J. Phillip/AP Photo Joe Raedle/Getty Images Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Shannon Stapleton/Reuters Jason Reed/Reuters Kevin Mazur/WireImage Susan Walsh/AP Photo Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Win McNamee/Getty Images Lorenzo Tugnoli, AFP/Getty Images AP Photo Hatem Omar/AP Photo Uriel Sinai/Getty Images